Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-08
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
GLADSroyELIPTS UP HIS VOICE IN BEHALF
OF WR0yGED IRELAND.
A Nctcn Made b Postpone The Third Reading Of
the Grimes Bill for THREE hOrths-Porua
Cosrcion Blls-Cnme On the Decrease in
Ireland Balb1r's Speech.

LONDON, July In the House OF Com
mons tonight, on . motion to be made for
third reading in the crimes bill, Mr..
Gladstone, amid prolonged cheers, made .
counter motion that the bill be read the
third time this day three months. Mr..
Gladstone said the bill was conservative
alternative to home rule and therefore bore
. different aspect from any ordinary ooer-
cion bill. The old coercion measures had
been aimed at crime only, but this new
one passing beyond crime, aimed at socie-
ties. Il Cries Of hear, hear.
Further, the bill had been brought in
without foundation, such % lay under
former coercion bills based on the existence
OF exceptional crime. Mr.. Balfour had
disregarded all precedents requiring that
the introduction Of coercion measures he
prefsced by statement Of exceptional
crime. Mr.. Gladstone maintained that
the increase oi crime in 1886 over 1885, in
the view Of agricultural distress in Ireland
was exceedingly small. Comparing OFF,
cial stories Of the government in power in
Ireland in 1885, with those in power the
first five months in 1887, and there was .
marked decrease in the amount Of agrarian
crime. Yet, in 1885, they had refraincd
from introducing a coerciyc measure from
motives Of policy.
comparison Of The past and present
statistics afforded no shadow Of justifica-
tion for the present measure. Another
contrast was that in the past parties had
BEEN NEARLY UNANIMOUS
in asserting to coersiou, while this bill
was opposed by large minority in the
House and by majority Of the people of
the oountry-a majority that was not
likely TO diminish. Cheers. II the Par
lament retained any regard for traditions
OF liberty Of party usages the measure
would he abandoned. What could
they urge 10 warrant such invasion OF
the peoples liberties While resentiEg the
imputation that the Liberals had done the
same thing he would admit the past
measures had been failures. Among the
differences between the past and the
present was the extraordinary proposal
made by the Viceroy, master Of the whole
law aud right of Association. In the
present century such a proposal was an
outrage upon every principle Of public
duty. The Attorney General for Ireland
had admitted and II was too late 10 deny
that the bill aimed at suppression Of ex-
elusive dealings. That was far moro par
donable in the weak and poor than in the
the rich and powerful. hut was exclusive
dealings
Po0R AGAINST THE STRONG,
which the bill aimed nj ia new crime
were created the measure fot It's suppress
sion should operate impartially. Cheers.
= The Government did not dare to lit u
finger IN fullilment Of the suggestion that
il apply TO England n provision such as IL
WAS forcing upon ireland. He conteDdcd
that the Government was b0und 10 extend
Ia the occupiers Of land in Ireland per-
feet equality with English trades union ~
regards the right and practices enjoyed by
the latter. among which there were excln-
ive combines. As the bill stood, if nm
Irishman joined an association il was with
Mr.. Balfour 20 say whether or rot be- he
came criminal by the act [Cbeers.
In conclusion Mr.. Gladstons said that
Ireland after seventy years Of oppression
and wrong was in state Of
MISERY AND wRETCHEDNESs.
Cries of "Hear, Hear."l 10 the whole
breadth Of the empire, he said, there was
not square yard of land which England
ruled by force alone, excepting 10 Ireland,
where force was employed. Ireland was held
by mastery, but the government refused 10
learn that mastery involved responsibility.
Cries Of Hear, Hear."l They knew
that the whole literature OF the world was
sgainst them. lie challenged the government
to mention any authority who had re-
viewed the relations between England and
Ireland without arriving at q home rule
solution. The Tories professcd 90 he fight
ing for the union Of the empire, n fight In
which the Liberals joined. The Liberals
held that the charge Of disunion was ridic-
ulous. IL was evident that the present
state Of affairs could not last long. ~ Mr.
Gladstone believed that every day tended
to bring the Tories 10 their doom.
Mr. Gladstone thSnmo<sd for th. re,.rd-
alton amid cheers from Liberals and Par
nellite benches.
Mr. BIlfour replying 10 Mr. Gladstone
referred 10 the charge that the Government
had brought in a bill ~ an alternative 10
Mr. GlsdstOne's Home Rule proposals. II
that was the case, be said. be felt justi-
fed in saying that IL WA sufficient 20 re-
commend the measure 20 the acceptance
Of the House. He taunted Mr..
Gladstone with having introduced
III lssl an arbitrary c0ercive
measure which enabled the Irish Chief Sec
retary To imprison any oiie a. will lie rid
iculed the comparison that bad been made
between trades unions and societies whose
object was dismemberment Of empire, and
which were supported by foreigners. The
trades unions might well he indignant at
comparison Of their honest, peaceful efforts
with those Of b0yeotters and political con